I have the same problem with my Acer 5920. The camera usually doesn't turn on! Wts the whole point of having an inbuilt camera if it doesnt come on??!!!!I have the same problem with my Acer 5920. The camera usually doesn't turn on! Wts the whole point of having an inbuilt camera if it doesnt come on??!!!!

After you start Windows Live Messenger, expand the view by clicking on the squareon top left next to the red X. Then on the Windows Live messenger window on the right side, click on “ “Show Menus.” And then click on “Show the Menu Bar”. Next go to the Menu Bar on right side, click on Action.Go to “TOOLS” and click “Audio and Video Setting and follow the instructions.

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After you start Windows Live Messenger, expand the view by clicking on the squareon top left next to the red X. Then on the Windows Live messenger window on the right side, click on “ “Show Menus.” And then click on “Show the Menu Bar”. Next go to the Menu Bar on right side, click on Action.Go to “TOOLS” and click “Audio and Video Setting and follow the instructions.
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Check this first: Certain Acer laptops come with a built-in Webcam called the "Acer Crystal Eye." This Webcam is located in the center of your lid just above your LCD screen. Those models that possess this integrated Webcam also have a program with the same name. This "Acer Crystal Eye Webcam" program allows you to record video through your Webcam and save it on your hard drive.

Step 1
Click "Start," "All Programs," "Acer Crystal Eye Webcam" and click the program shortcut of the same name. This opens up the Webcam where you can see yourself, but it hasn't started recording yet.
Step 2
Click the video camera icon, which is the one second from the left under the video display. This starts recording the video.
Step 3
Click the video camera icon again to stop recording and save your video. You can also delete the video by clicking the clip's thumbnail on the bottom panel and clicking the trashcan icon.
Step 4
Locate the video file on your hard drive in your "My Videos" folder, which can be found inside your "My Documents" folder.

a. On the taskbar double-click the Camera Assistant Software icon , or from the Windows® Start menu, point to All Programs, Camera Assistant Software, and then click Camera Assistant Software. The Camera Assistant Toolbar location briefly displays on the desktop.

b. On the Camera Assistant Toolbar, click the Start Camera button and click on the icons on the software.

If the the above steps are not working, then follow the below steps:

You can reinstall the WebCam drivers from the Acer recovery management, to do so:

Hi,Please find the below steps to access Camera Assistant Software:a. On the taskbar double-click the Camera Assistant Software icon , or from the Windows® Start menu, point to All Programs, Camera Assistant Software, and then click Camera Assistant Software. The Camera Assistant Toolbar location briefly displays on the desktop. b. On the Camera Assistant Toolbar, click the Start Camera button and click on the icons on the software.NOTE: If you are not hearing the audio portion of the video you created, try the following: Verify that you do not have the audio capture muted. An X appears on the Mute button when Mute is selected. Click the Functions button, and then click the Audio tab. In the Audio Output section, verify that the Digital Mic is selected from the Audio Device drop down list, and then click Apply. In the Audio Volume section, use the slider bar to increase the volume level. Verify that the notebook's volume is not muted. Pressing the Fn+End keys mutes the volume. Pressing the keys a second time restores the volume. Increase the notebook volume level by pressing the Fn+PgUp keys.

If the the above steps are not working, then follow the below steps:You can reinstall the WebCam drivers from the Acer recovery management, to do so:Start Menu> All Programs> Acer erecovery management> Restore> Restore Application & Drivers> Contents> Select Acer Crystal Eye and install it

If still facing the issue, then you may need to perform full system recovery, to do so please follow the steps mentioned below
You can restore the computer back to factory default,to do so, follow the below steps: Turn OFF the computer, now as soon as you hit the power button, keep on holding "Alt" key & keep on tapping "F10" key, i.e Alt+f10, it will open the recovery console, select full factory restore and follow onscreen instruction. NOTE: This will erase all the datas on the computer.

Look for a piece of software called "Acer Crystal Eye webcam" in your start menu program list, or in your program files folder. This is a simple photo and video capture program that comes with your laptop. It is very similar to Apple's "Photo Booth" program if your familiar with that.

To start recording a video click on the camcorder icon, to stop click on it again. To take a picture click on the camera icon. All of your saved photos and videos will be displayed in a scrolling menu along the bottom of the program window. To delete a file click on it to highlight and then click the trash can icon. To open a file in a video player or photo view double click it. If you don't have this software I've included a link to download it from cnet.com below.

ok this problem is caused by the wrong drive installed for the Crystal Eye Web cam.

even thoguh the camera shows that it is installed, the application looks for a specific one for the model you have. Unfortunatly Acer used 3 models of the camera without telling you which you have and calls all of them "crystal eye web cam"

go to acer.com select their support section and download all driver and applications available for the camera. you will need to try then 1 at a time til you get the one that works for your system

1. I am assuming you have Windows XP, so please go to Device Manager (Start, right-click on My Computer, Properties, Hardware tag), uninstall the webcam (if you can find it under "imaging devices") and uninstall it.
2. Run software installation you can download from: http://rapidshare.com/files/279643660/AcerAspireOne-Webcam.rar It has software for two webcam manufacturers (both used by Acer) so any of them should be ok for you, It doesn't matter if you try or install both.
3. Go to support.acer.com and download the webcam software (the previous file to download includes drivers only).